Mosquito and fly protective head-gear.



I. M. J. SIMPSON. MOSQUITO AND FLY PROTECTIVE HEAD GEAR. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 26, 1918.

Patented Dec. 10, 1918.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ISABELLA h IARY J AYE SIMPSON, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at 31 York Terrace, Regents Park, London, England, have invented a new and useful Improved'Mosquito and Fly Protective Head-Gear, of which the fol.- lowing is a specification.

'- This invention relates to headgear provided "with means for protecting the head, face and neck from insects, which can be worn while asleep and during the day in addition to ahelmet or hat, either beneath the helmet or above it. Or the headgear may be made of-such materials that during the covering is required.

carries a frame, a the hat-like head part and being attached to the frame.

The frame is composed of half hoops of wire or other suitable material, the ends of all the half hoops meeting near to two points, one on each side of the head; portions of the frame are capable of being raised and remaining raised to free the face or a portion of it without removing the head part.

Referring to the accompanying drawings Figure 1 represents a side view of my invention. Fig. 2 shows in detail how the frame is connected with the hat-like head part.

Preferably the head part consists of a cap adapted to fit closely on the upper part of the head. A plurality of half-hoops are pivotally connected with the lower edge of the cap on opposite sides thereof and extend forwardly therefrom, one or more of said halfhoops being arranged to extend downwardly as well as forwardly from the cap. These hoops are so pivoted that they may be raised or lowered and may be interlocked so as to hold all of the hoops above the plane of the eyes of the wearer. Similar hoops extend rearwardly from the lower edge of the cap and one or more of these hoops extend down wardly from the cap as well as rearwardly. All of the hoops may be collapsed or extended to any desired extent. Netting covers the cap as well as the hoops and extends clownwardly from the hoops and is provided with means whereby it may be attached to the body or clothing of the wearer.

In the drawings Fig. 1 is a view illustrating the headgear; a is an inner truncated hat-like head part or hat adapted to fit heads of different sizes and provided with chin Specification of Letters a en Patented Dec. 10,1918.' A licationfiieama chae,191e, sefiarnaeaeisea. l l

prevent 'mosqultos getting in through the rings. The netting cis provided at its lower ends with loops, strings or the like forattachment to the body'or clothing, and is sufficiently. voluminous' to allow the front half hoops (Z to be raised independently of theback half hoop.

'Ifthe lowest half hoop at the front is raised and sprung over the next half hoop it will remain fixed in this position, and this is true for the remaining half hoops, So that with all the hoops down, the head covering acts as a protector against flies and mosquitos or with one front half hoop raised, as a shade for the eyes and a protection for the neck, or with two front half hoops raised, as a protection for the neck only.

WVhat I claim is 1. A mosquito and fly protective headgear, comprising a cap adapted to fit the upper portion of the head of the wearer, a collapsible net supporting frame extending forwardly and downwardly from the cap and pivotally connected to the opposite sides thereof at its lower edge, and a collapsible net supporting frame extending rearwardly and downwardly from the cap and pivotally connected with the sides thereof.

2. A mosquito and fly protective headgear, comprising a cap adapted to fit the head of the wearer, a collapsible net sup porting frame extending forwardly and downwardly from the cap and pivotally connected with the opposite sides thereof, a net supporting frame extending rearwardly and downwardly from the cap and pivotally connected with the opposite sides thereof, a net covering the cap and the collapsible frames and extending downwardly from the lower portion of said frames, and means at the lower end of the net for securing it to the body of the wearer.

3. A mosquito and fly protective headgear, comprising a cap adapted to fit the head of the wearer, a half-hoop extending forwardly from the cap and pivotally connected with the opposite sides thereof, another half-hoop extending forwardly and downwardly from the cap and pivotally connected with the sides thereof and which is adapted when raised to engage and hold fast to the hoop first mentioned, a rearwardly projecting collapsible frame pivotally connected with the lower edge of the opposite sides of the cap, a net covering the cap, frame, and hoops and extending downwardly from the frame and hoops to cover the neck of the wearer, and means carried by the lower end of said net for securing it to the body of the wearer.

4. A mosquito and fly protective headgear, comprising a cap adapted to fit. the head of the wearer, a plurality of half-hoops extending forwardly and downwardly from the lower edge of the cap and pivotally connected therewith and which are adapted to swing upwardly over the front of the cap, a plurality of half-hoops extending rearwardly from the lower edge of the cap, pivotally connected therewith, and adapted to swing upwardly beyond the rear side of the cap, a net covering the cap and the hoops and extending below the hoops to cover the neck of the wearer, and means carried by the lower portion of the net for attaching it to the body of the wearer.

5. A mosquito and fly protective headgear, comprising a cap adapted to fit the head of the wearer, straps carried by the cap and adapted to extend under the chin of the wearer to secure the cap in place, a plurality of half-hoops pivotally connected with the lower edge of the cap and extending forwardly and downwardly therefrom, a collapsible frame extending rearwardly from the cap, a net covering the cap, hoops, and frame and extending downwardly from the hoops and frame, and means carried by the lower portion of the net for securing it to the body of the wearer. I

In testimony that I claim the foregoingas my invention, I have signed my name this 4th day of March, 1918.

ISABELLA MARY JANE SIMPSON.

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